Black people in the US: have you used AI for health-related questions?
TL;DR
The Guardian is asking Black Americans who use AI tools for health or spiritual guidance to share their experiences. AI's influence in healthcare is growing, including AI-generated social media influencers. Black people in the US, long subject to racism in the healthcare system, are among those leaning on AI for health-related information.
Nauti's Take
The callout is an opportunity to surface lived experience instead of speculating about AI in healthcare. The risk sits in the subject itself, because AI-generated health influencers look trustworthy but are neither vetted nor accountable, and they reach people with well-founded distrust of the medical system.
Health providers should study reports like these before rolling out AI guidance of their own.
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